In February 2015, the U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee submitted their recommendations and, for the first time, the panel suggested that food system sustainability be incorporated into the federal government’s dietary advice. Addressing this issue, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Burwell published a co-authored blog post on October 6 stating that while issues of the environment and sustainability are critically important, sustainability is not within the scope of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
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